Moreton Bay Region unveils first land supply reports

Moreton Bay Regional Council has unveiled its first major land supply reports for the region, with data revealing Moreton Bay is well-equipped to meet
demand for residential and industrial land over the next two-and-a-half decades.

At its coordination committee meeting on Tuesday, 8 August, council endorsed the public release of its two land supply reports (Residential Land Supply Assessment Project Report and Industrial Land Supply & Demand Project Report) which identify, analyse and detail current and future land
availability in one of Australia’s fastest growing areas.

Mayor Allan Sutherland said the reports were designed to help governments, local communities, businesses and industry keep its finger on the pulse to better
understand demand and supply for local land, and underpin council’s policies for sustainable growth, affordable and diverse housing choices, associated
infrastructure planning and economic development.

“In a region expected to have a population of more than 618,000 in the next two decades and more than 182,000 jobs by 2041, it has never been more important
to provide up-to-date and accurate information on suitable land supply, housing trends and new growth fronts to help manage sustainable growth,” Mayor
Sutherland said.

“From what the data suggests, Moreton Bay is on-track to have more than 950ha of excess land supply to meet future industry demand, and also surpass the
minimum supply for major residential land proposed in the South East Queensland Regional Plan.

“Projections show that through future-proofing projects such as Caboolture West and Emerging Community areas together with the Mill at Moreton Bay PDA
and the incentives for infill development policy, council will meet expected demand for 3,500 dwellings per annum over the next two decades.”

Mayor Sutherland said the reports had already received positive feedback from industry bodies who have suggested that the best-practice methodology used
in the reports could potentially be utilised by the State Government for land supply studies across the whole of South East Queensland.

“Council has worked with expert consultants over a 12 month period to analyse regional land data and develop information that takes into account evidenced-based
projections while making sure housing choice and affordability remain a focus point.

“Based on the information we now have, there’s also an opportunity to look at how we can utilise excess industry land in the north of the region to explore
broader employment opportunities and create areas where people can live and work without having to travel to Brisbane or the Sunshine Coast.”

The reports will be used for ongoing monitoring on land supply and demand in the region, and will be available to the public online via council’s website.